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Tahuaya Sea Kayak and Caving Adventure

The Tahuaya Sea Kayak and Caving Adventure is a sea kayak and camping trip with a caving trip at the end! Test your kayaking, camping, and fishing skills and spend a week paddling, camping, and fishing on the Lampassas River and Stillhouse Hollow Lake. Click here for Wild Cave Trek photos and information.

The Tahuaya Sea Kayak and Caving Adventure is for older youth and adults, usually with younger Scouts doing summer camp at Camp Tahuaya. Any Troop, Team, or Crew may send a crew on the Tahuaya Kayak Adventure. Units doing their summer camp at Worth Ranch and Sid Richardson Scout Ranch may also send a crew on the trek, but should make their own transportation arrangements to and from Camp Tahuaya for their kayaking group.

2015 High Adventure SPECIAL: for each Scout attending one of our Boy Scout summer camps you get $20 off one person attending high adventure.

Program

You’ll paddle with experienced staff. In addition to kayaking, fishing, and low impact camping, Scouts will do several service projects for the US Army Corps of Engineers at campsites around the lake. Expect lots of fun and great campfires along the way.

Crew Size

We recommend groups of 6 to 16 kayakers. Small or “partial” crews can be paired with other small crews (sign up early!). Combined crews from multiple units are welcome.

Adult Leadership

Crews must have two adult leaders or pair with another crew to meet 2–deep leadership requirements. At least one must be 21, and one 18. All adults must have a BSA Youth Protection card. Coed crews need coed leadership. Adults pay the same camp fees as youth.

Requirements

We recommend that Scout participants on the Tahuaya Kayak Adventure be at least 13 years old. The following are minimum requirements, which must be met in order to ensure a safe and fun experience:

1. Swimming Ability: All participants must pass the swimmer’s test. The standard BSA Swimmer’s Test will be used to classify swimmers and determine those eligible to go on kayak trips.

2. Boat Handling Ability: kayakers do not have to be “experts” before starting out. They should know the fundamentals of launching, paddling positions and strokes, general safety rules about wind and weather, loading and care of kayaks and kayaking safety.

3. Safety Afloat: All users of Council boats should be trained in safety afloat. Adults must bring current BSA Safe Swim Defense and Safety Afloat cards. These courses are offered online at the BSA Online Learning Center.

Reservations

2015 High Adventure SPECIAL: for each Scout attending one of our Boy Scout summer camps you get $20 off one person attending high adventure. End of Summer SPECIAL: participants get $10 off for Week 3 and $15 off for Week 4.

Units registering a crew for the Tahuaya Kayak Adventure must send a registration form and a deposit of $100 per person attending in order to confirm the reservation. Each individual High Adv. deposit reserves one slot. Deposits are credited to your account as a part of your total camp fees; they are not an additional charge. Deposits are non-refundable. Tahuaya Kayak Adventure deposits are separate from deposits made for other camps.